diff --git a/sys/shell/commands/sc_icmpv6_echo.c b/sys/shell/commands/sc_icmpv6_echo.c
index ef5e5c4d18..80cf8acd9b 100644
--- a/sys/shell/commands/sc_icmpv6_echo.c
+++ b/sys/shell/commands/sc_icmpv6_echo.c
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ static char ipv6_str[NG_IPV6_ADDR_MAX_STR_LEN];
 
 static void usage(char **argv)
 {
-    printf("%s [<n>] <ipv6 addr> [<payload_len>]\n", argv[0]);
+    printf("%s [<count>] <ipv6 addr> [<payload_len>] [<delay in ms>]\n", argv[0]);
+    puts("defaults:");
+    puts("    count = 3");
+    puts("    payload_len = 4");
+    puts("    delay = 1000");
 }
 
 void _set_payload(ng_icmpv6_echo_t *hdr, size_t payload_len)
@@ -116,8 +120,9 @@ int _handle_reply(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt, uint64_t time)
 
 int _icmpv6_ping(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    int n = 3, success = 0, count;
+    int count = 3, success = 0, remaining;
     size_t payload_len = 4;
+    timex_t delay = { 1, 0 };
     char *addr_str;
     ng_ipv6_addr_t addr;
     ng_netreg_entry_t *ipv6_entry, my_entry = { NULL, NG_ICMPV6_ECHO_REP,
@@ -125,8 +130,10 @@ int _icmpv6_ping(int argc, char **argv)
                                               };
     timex_t min_rtt = { UINT32_MAX, UINT32_MAX }, max_rtt = { 0, 0 };
     timex_t sum_rtt = { 0, 0 };
+    timex_t start, stop;
 
     switch (argc) {
+        case 0:
         case 1:
             usage(argv);
             return 1;
@@ -136,15 +143,42 @@ int _icmpv6_ping(int argc, char **argv)
             break;
 
         case 3:
-            n = atoi(argv[1]);
-            addr_str = argv[2];
+            count = atoi(argv[1]);
+            if (count > 0) {
+                addr_str = argv[2];
+            }
+            else {
+                count = 3;
+                addr_str = argv[1];
+                payload_len = atoi(argv[2]);
+            }
+
             break;
 
         case 4:
+            count = atoi(argv[1]);
+            if (count > 0) {
+                addr_str = argv[2];
+                payload_len = atoi(argv[3]);
+            }
+            else {
+                count = 3;
+                addr_str = argv[1];
+                payload_len = atoi(argv[2]);
+                delay.seconds = 0;
+                delay.microseconds = atoi(argv[3]) * 1000;
+                timex_normalize(&delay);
+            }
+            break;
+
+        case 5:
         default:
-            n = atoi(argv[1]);
+            count = atoi(argv[1]);
             addr_str = argv[2];
             payload_len = atoi(argv[3]);
+            delay.seconds = 0;
+            delay.microseconds = atoi(argv[4]) * 1000;
+            timex_normalize(&delay);
             break;
     }
 
@@ -165,9 +199,11 @@ int _icmpv6_ping(int argc, char **argv)
         return 1;
     }
 
-    count = n;
+    remaining = count;
 
-    while ((count--) > 0) {
+    vtimer_now(&start);
+
+    while ((remaining--) > 0) {
         msg_t msg;
         ng_pktsnip_t *pkt;
         timex_t start, stop, timeout = { 5, 0 };
@@ -224,10 +260,17 @@ int _icmpv6_ping(int argc, char **argv)
         else {
             puts("ping timeout");
         }
+
+        if (remaining > 0) {
+            vtimer_sleep(delay);
+        }
     }
 
+    vtimer_now(&stop);
+
     max_seq_expected = 0;
     id++;
+    stop = timex_sub(stop, start);
 
     ng_netreg_unregister(NG_NETTYPE_ICMPV6, &my_entry);
 
@@ -236,10 +279,9 @@ int _icmpv6_ping(int argc, char **argv)
     if (success > 0) {
         timex_normalize(&sum_rtt);
         printf("%d packets transmitted, %d received, %d%% packet loss, time %"
-               PRIu32 ".06%" PRIu32 " s\n", n, success,
-               (100 - ((success * 100) / n)),
-               sum_rtt.seconds, sum_rtt.microseconds);
-        timex_t avg_rtt = timex_from_uint64(timex_uint64(sum_rtt) / n);  /* get average */
+               PRIu32 ".06%" PRIu32 " s\n", count, success,
+               (100 - ((success * 100) / count)), stop.seconds, stop.microseconds);
+        timex_t avg_rtt = timex_from_uint64(timex_uint64(sum_rtt) / count);  /* get average */
         printf("rtt min/avg/max = "
                "%" PRIu32 ".%03" PRIu32 "/"
                "%" PRIu32 ".%03" PRIu32 "/"
@@ -252,7 +294,7 @@ int _icmpv6_ping(int argc, char **argv)
                max_rtt.microseconds % MS_IN_USEC);
     }
     else {
-        printf("%d packets transmitted, 0 received, 100%% packet loss\n", n);
+        printf("%d packets transmitted, 0 received, 100%% packet loss\n", count);
         return 1;
     }